McGregor: Lawler next the leading option, I’d beat him
Conor McGregor: “But if we fought, I would beat Robbie. I’m too fast for him. The size difference is not anything. I’ve stood beside him. I’ve seen him.”
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Conor McGregor is still the featherweight champion and was scheduled to fight for the lightweight title. Instead McGregor will now fight Nate Diaz in the welterweight division if he things go his way, is hopeful for a shot at Robbie Lawler’s title
“That’s there,” McGregor said Wednesday at open workouts here at MGM Grand. “I mean, why not? That’s probably the leading option.”
That means McGregor challenging Robbie Lawler for the welterweight title could very well happen at UFC 200 in July. And “The Notorious” said he would be very confident if that came together.
“I like Robbie,” McGregor said. “I won’t say a bad word about Robbie. He fights with his heart. He’s been around the game so, so long. But if we fought, I would beat Robbie. I’m too fast for him. The size difference is not anything. I’ve stood beside him. I’ve seen him.”
“I respect [Lawler] as a champion, as a man who drifted off, came back, stayed on it and rose up and became the welterweight champion,” McGregor said. “We’ll see how that goes. That is an appealing one for me, the welterweight [title]. All the belts. We’ll see.”
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